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单词 bath chair
释义

Definition of bath chair in English:

bath chair

nounˈbɑːθ ˌtʃɛːˈbæθ ˌtʃɛr
dated
  • A kind of wheelchair for invalids, typically with a hood.

    〈旧〉(供残疾人使用且多带篷盖的)巴思椅

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Later he went mad and spent three or four years in a bath chair spitting and making inappropriate suggestions to the nurses.
    • Nurse, the bath chair, please - I must be getting home.
    • However, the items that would be of most use is an old bath chair and an old style telephone.
    • I can see myself sitting in a bath chair at 130 years old, rug over my knees, wheezing like an old concertina, as I regale everyone with tales of Glastonbury festival 1996 (those were the days).
    • After a time he lost the power of walking and had to exchange his daily constitutional for a bath chair, but no murmur of complaint escaped him.

Origin

Early 19th century: named after the city of Bath, which attracted many invalids because of the supposed curative powers of its hot springs.

Definition of bath chair in US English:

bath chair

nounˈbæθ ˌtʃɛrˈbaTH ˌCHer
dated
  • A kind of wheelchair for invalids, typically with a hood.

    〈旧〉(供残疾人使用且多带篷盖的)巴思椅

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I can see myself sitting in a bath chair at 130 years old, rug over my knees, wheezing like an old concertina, as I regale everyone with tales of Glastonbury festival 1996 (those were the days).
    • Later he went mad and spent three or four years in a bath chair spitting and making inappropriate suggestions to the nurses.
    • Nurse, the bath chair, please - I must be getting home.
    • However, the items that would be of most use is an old bath chair and an old style telephone.
    • After a time he lost the power of walking and had to exchange his daily constitutional for a bath chair, but no murmur of complaint escaped him.

Origin

Early 19th century: named after the city of Bath, which attracted many invalids because of the supposed curative powers of its hot springs.

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